These aspects include the Syrian revolutionary flag (with three stars) becomes the new independence flag, the national anthem is from a poem by late Syrian diplomat and poet Omar Abu Risha.

Paterson, a longtime home for Syrian Americans, raised the three-star flag of the Syrian revolution before cheering crowds Saturday, six days after the toppling of the Assad regime in Damascus.

Civilians on Saturday were seen waving the Syrian flag and singing revolutionary songs amid tight security measures. “People say these roses symbolise peace,” Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar said ...